I built my house on solid ground <br />Convinced that it was safe and sound <br />Not thinking that the earth could move <br />But earthquakes happen just to prove <br />No ground can ever be secure - <br />My house fell down and is no more. <br /> <br />Beneath the surface, nothing's fixed <br />As with the rocks our fate is mixed <br />And everything can surely break - <br />There's nothing that the earth can't shake <br />No walls forever stay erect <br />And all that's joined can disconnect<br /><br />Valerie Dohren<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/solid-ground-6/
